Polisher



Dec. 12, 1933. E, .1. cooK n Al.

POLI SHER Filed Dec. 16

|NVENT0RS Patented Dec. 12, 1933 L UNITED STATES PoLIsHER Everett J.Cook and' Burton S. Floraday, Toledo, Ohio, and Dorr Miller, Detroit,Mich., assignors to The Dura Compan ration of Ohio y, Toledo, Ohio, acorpo- Application December 16, 1929. Serial No. 414,541

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The invention relates to polishersrand refers more particularly topolishers for floors and the like. One of the objects vof the inventionis to so construct the polisher that a portion of its .fibrous membermay beA heated to facilitate l spreading the wax over the oor or thelike by the flbrousmember. Another object is to so construct thepolisher that another portion of its fibrous member is at all times incondition to eect the polishing of thefloor or the like after the waxhas been spread thereover. With these as well as other objects in view,the in- Vention resides in the novel features of construction andcombinations and arrangements of parts as more' fully hereinafter setforth.

In the drawing: l Figure l isa side elevation, partly in section, of apolisher embodying our invention;

Figure 2 is an end elevation, partly in section, thereof; Figure 3 is abottom plan view of the block and heating element. Y

The polisher embodying our invention is designed particularly for use inpolishingoors or the like and has the body 1, which is encircled by thefibrous polishing member 2. A portion of this body and the adjacentportion of the fibrous member may be heated by the electrical heatingelement, whereby the surfacing material, such as wax, may be more easilyspread over the door er the like.

The body 1 is preferably formed of the sheet metal cup-shaped base 4 andthe sheet metal top 5 in the nature of a plate having the dependingflange 6 at one side for engaging the adjacent flange of the base tolocate the top relative to the base. The plate is spaced above the upperedges of the base to provide for circulation of air through the body toassist in maintaining the .top at normal temperature. '7 is a blockpreferably formed of insulating material locatedrwithin the base 4 andpreferably fixedly secured thereto as by means of the bolts 8 and thenuts 9. This block is formed in its lowerface with the continuous groove10 within which is located the heating element 3. 11 and 12 are postsextending through the 'block and located at one end thereof, the postsbeing respectively connected to the ends of the heating element 3 andthe ends of the Wires 13 for conducting electric current thereto.Suitable insulating material Vla is preferably provided between theheating element and the base. p

The block is preferably provided with the recess 15 into which theflange 6 of the top eX- tends. The block is also preferably provided inits upper portion and near the end opposite to that having the recess 15with the transverse recesses 16 into which extend the coil spring 1'7.,these coil springs abutting the bottoms of the recesses 16 and the top5, the latter being preferably provided with the bosses 18 for assistingin locating the coil springs. By reason of this arrangement includingthe coil springs the top is maintained spaced from the base andflbrousband member is also maintained taut.

19 is the handle having at its lower end the furcations 20 with thetransverse' ends 21 engaging the end flanges of the base 4, these endanges being preferably reinforced by the blades 22 rigidly securedthereto as by welding and the block 'l being recessed opposite theseends to provide clearance therefor. The wires 13 extend longitudinallywithin the upper portion of the handle 19 and are clipped to one of thefurcations 20 and pass into the body l through one of its open ends. 23is a suitable electric switch within the upper portion of the handle forcontrolling the electric current passing through the Wires and 24 is atriggerwhich extends outwardly through the upper portion of the handleand may be engaged by the finger of the operator and moved outwardly tothrow the switch into operative position. This switch is so arrangedthat upon releasing the trigger the switch-will be automaticallyreturned to inoperative position by means of the coil spring 25.

With the construction as above described, it will be seen that a portionof the brous member may be heated to thereby heat the surfacingmaterial, such as wax, and facilitate spreading the latter. It will alsobe seen that another portion of the fibrous member will remainpractically at its normal temperature owing to the openings at the endsof the body encircled by this fibrous member to provide for circulationof air therethrough. As a consequence, the body with the fibrous membermay be inverted, the furcations of the handle being suiciently long toprovide for doing so, so that this last mentioned portion of the nbr-ousmember may be immediately used in the final polishing operation.

What we claim as our invention is:

1. A polisher for floors and the like, which comprises a body, a fibrousmember engaging opposite faces of said body, and means for heating oneface of said body.

-2. A polisher for floors and the like, which comprises a body havingopenings at its ends, 110.

a fibrous member encircling said body, and means within said body forheating a portion of said fibrous member.

3. A polisher for floors and the like, which comprises a body having abase member and a top member, a fibrous member encircling said body,means for heating said base, and means operable upon said top formaintaining said brous member taut.

4. A polisher for floors and the. like, which comprises a body having abase member and a. top member, a fibrous member encircling said body, ablock within and secured to said base member, a heating element withinsaid block adjacent to said base member, and springs between said blockand top member for forcing said top member away from said base memberand maintaining said iibrous member taut.

5. A polisher for floors and the like, which comprises a bodyhaving abase member and a top'member, aV fibrous member encircling said body,means adjacent to said base member for heating the same, means operableupon saidtop member for maintaining said brous member taut, and a handlepivotally connected to said body and `providing for locating said baseand top members alternatively lowermost.

n6. A polsher for floors and the like compris-.

'7. Apolisher for floors and the like comprisingH a bodyhaving asocketed base member, a top member spaced from said base member, co-

operating means carried by said top and base members for relativelylocating the same, a brous member encircling said body, a block Withinand secured to said base member, a heating element within said blockadjacent to said base member, and means between said block and topmember for forcing the top memberaway from said base member andmaintaining said iibrous member taut.

V8. A polisher for floors and the like, which comprises a body having abase member and a top member spaced from said base member, apolishingrmember encircling said body, means adjacent tovone of saidmembers for heating the same, means operable upon one of said membersfor maintaining said brous member taut, and a handle pivotally connectedto said body and providing for locating said base and top membersalternatively lowermost.

9. A polisher for floors and the like, which comprises a body havingbase and top members, a polishing member encircling said body, Yandmeans for yieldably spreading' said base and t'op members to maintainlsaidv polishing member taut.

10. A polisher for floors and the like, which comprises'a body havingopen ends and formed of base and top members, a polishing memberencircling said body, means for heating a portion of said polishingmember, and means operable upon said top member for maintaining saidpolishing member taut.

DORR MILLER. EVERETT J. COOK. BURTON s.' FLORADAY.

